http://governor.wy.gov/rss/proclamations/en-ushttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/thank-you-farmers-and-ranchers-day.html2009-11-20T01:00:00 <h3>THANK YOU FARMERS AND RANCHERS DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the holiday season is a time to be thankful for America’s abundant supply of safe, wholesome and affordable food; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, America’s farmers and ranchers produce the food thttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/international-education-week1.html2009-11-16T01:00:00 <h3>INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education have declared November 16-20, 2009, as International Education Week in observance of the many important contributions of internhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/national-geography-awareness-week1.html2009-11-15T01:00:00 <h3>NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the week of November 15-21, 2009, has been elected Geography Awareness Week as part of the National Geographic Society’s annual educational outreach program Geography Action! for students http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/veterans-day2.html2009-11-11T01:00:00 <h3>VETERANS DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude, on this our Nation's 55th annual Veterans Day observance, we celebrate and honor the patriots who have http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/wyoming-school-psychology-week.html2009-11-09T01:00:00 <h3>WYOMING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, all children and youth learn best when they are healthy, supported, and receive an education that meets their individual needs; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, schools can more effectively ensure all http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/radiologic-technology-week.html2009-11-08T01:00:00 <h3 align="left">RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY WEEK</h3> <p> <br />WHEREAS, the health of our citizens is a major concern and responsibility of health care professionals serving the citizens of Wyoming; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, qualified practithttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/lung-cancer-awareness-month.html2009-11-01T01:00:00 <h3>LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in Wyoming and the United States; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, lung cancer takes the lives of more Americans each year than breahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/adoption-month2.html2009-11-01T01:00:00 <h3>ADOPTION MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, during National Adoption Month, Wyoming recognizes the compassion of adoptive and foster families as we seek to raise awareness of the need for every child, regardless of physical, medical or emotional disabhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/alzheimers-disease-awareness-month1.html2009-11-01T01:00:00 <h3>ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder resulting in a dementia evidenced by a progressive loss of memory and intellectual function, as well as changes in personality and behttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/american-indian-heritage-month1.html2009-11-01T01:00:00 <h3>AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, American Indians have been an integral part of this land since before recorded history as recounted through their oral history to present day; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, they have been instrumenhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/epilepsy-awareness-month.html2009-11-01T01:00:00 <h3 align="left">EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, epilepsy is a common neurological disorder of children and teens; and</p> http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/a-day-of-honor-and-gratitude-in-recognition-of-senator-cliff-hansen.html2009-10-27T01:00:00 <h3 align="left">A DAY OF HONOR AND GRATITUDE IN RECOGNITION<br /> OF SENATOR CLIFF HANSEN</h3> <p>WHEREAS, Clifford Peter “Cliff” Hansen was born to Peter and Sylvia Hansen, Wyoming homesteader parents in Zenith,  and was a fierce advocate fohttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/polio-awareness-day.html2009-10-24T01:00:00 <h3>POLIO AWARENESS DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the last major epidemic outbreak of polio in the United States was in 1954; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, polio continues to be a deadly virus and is a hazard and threat to unimmunized individuals; and</p> http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/lights-on-afterschool-day2.html2009-10-22T01:00:00 <h3>LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the citizens of Wyoming stand firmly committed to quality afterschool programs and opportunities because they:</p> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <p>Provide safe, challenhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/dr-james-a-anderson--driving-passion-day.html2009-10-22T01:00:00 <h3>DR. JAMES A. ANDERSON - DRIVING PASSION DAY</h3> <p> <br />WHEREAS, Dr. Paul Johnson provided excellent care for his cancer patients and their families from all over the state of Wyoming; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, he demonstrated a commihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/character-counts-week2.html2009-10-18T01:00:00 <h3 class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1">CHARACTER COUNTS! WEEK</span> </h3> <h3 class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <span style="mso-tahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/infection-prevention-week1.html2009-10-18T01:00:00 <h3>INFECTION PREVENTION WEEK</h3> <p> WHEREAS, the control of infectious diseases is of vital concern to the citizens of Wyoming; and </p> <p> WHEREAS, multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) have become resistant to many different antibiotihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/save-for-retirement-week.html2009-10-18T01:00:00 <h3>SAVE FOR RETIREMENT WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, National Save for Retirement Week is a time to raise public awareness about the importance of adequate retirement savings and the availability of employer-sponsored retirement plans; and</p> <p>http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/mammography-day2.html2009-10-16T01:00:00 <h3> <br />MAMMOGRAPHY DAY</h3> <p> WHEREAS, October 2009 is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and October 16, 2009 is National Mammography Day; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/physician-assistant-week2.html2009-10-06T01:00:00 <h3>PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, quality health care is an important concern of the citizens of Wyoming; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, affordable and accessible medical care is essential for the well-being of all citizens; and </p> <http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/raoul-wallenberg-day.html2009-10-05T00:00:00 <h3>RAOUL WALLENBERG DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, in January 1944, the United States War Refugee Board asked Sweden to send a representative to Hungary to organize rescue operations for the Jewish community; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, Raoul Wallenberg, wihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/fire-prevention-week1.html2009-10-04T01:00:00 <h3>FIRE PREVENTION WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the State of Wyoming is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting our state; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and natihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/week-of-the-classroom-teacher1.html2009-10-04T01:00:00 <h3>WEEK OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHER</h3> <p> WHEREAS, teachers throughout our nation and the Association for Childhood Education International Actively work to promote the inherent rights, education, and well-being of all children; and</p> <phttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/step-up-for-kids-week.html2009-10-03T01:00:00 <h3>STEP UP FOR KIDS WEEK</h3> <p>WHEREAS, Wyoming citizens believe that our children deserve to grow up healthy, eager to learn and safe; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, no child should live in poverty; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, children should have accehttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/united-way-month.html2009-10-01T01:00:00 <h3>UNITED WAY MONTH</h3> <p> WHEREAS, healthier families and children is a primary goal for building communities in Wyoming; and</p> <p> WHEREAS, the needs of Wyoming families and children will be best met through the combined resources ofhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/patientcentered-care-awareness-month1.html2009-10-01T01:00:00 <h3>PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p> WHEREAS, Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month is a national awareness-building campaign to commemorate the progress that has been made toward a patient-centered healthcare system and to buildhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/breast-cancer-awareness-month2.html2009-10-01T01:00:00 <h3>BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p> WHEREAS, October 2009 is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and October 16, 2009 is National Mammography Day; and </p> <p>WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the Unitehttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/domestic-violence-awareness-month2.html2009-10-01T01:00:00 <h3>DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, home should be a place of warmth, unconditional love, tranquility, and security, and for most of us, home and family can indeed be counted among our greatest blessings.  Tragically, for mahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/family-and-school-engagement-month.html2009-10-01T01:00:00 <h3>FAMILY AND SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, it benefits children when families and schools create strong and effective partnerships, and  families have dreams for their children and want the best for them; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, alhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/cyber-security-awareness-month1.html2009-10-01T01:00:00 <h3>CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, citizens, schools, libraries, businesses and other organizations use the Internet for a variety of tasks, including keeping in contact with family and friends, managing personal finances, perhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/family-day--a-day-to-eat-dinner-with-your-children2.html2009-09-28T01:00:00 <h3>FAMILY DAY – A DAY TO EAT DINNER WITH YOUR CHILDREN</h3> <p>WHEREAS, the use of illegal and prescription drugs and the abuse of alcohol and nicotine constitute the greatest threats to the well-being of Wyoming's children; and</p> <p>WHEhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/public-lands-day1.html2009-09-26T01:00:00 <h3>PUBLIC LANDS DAY</h3> <p> WHEREAS, America’s system of public lands includes parks, unique landscapes, forests, wildlife refuges, historic trails, natural streams and wetlands, nature centers, gardens and other landmark areas throughout thhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/surgical-technology-week2.html2009-09-20T01:00:00 <h3>SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY WEEK</h3> <p> WHEREAS, surgical technologists are allied health professionals and are a critical part of the team of medical practitioners committed to providing surgical care to patients worldwide; and</p> <p> WHEREhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/tom-walsh-day.html2009-09-17T01:00:00 <h3>TOM WALSH DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, Tom Walsh was born to a Wyoming pioneer family on October 31, 1942; and received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees from the University of Wyoming, earning a Doctorate of Education from the Universihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/constitution-week2.html2009-09-17T01:00:00 <h3>CONSTITUTION WEEK</h3> <p> WHEREAS, September 17, 2009 marks the two twenty-second anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention; and </p> <p> WHEREAS, it is fitting andhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/day-of-service-and-remembrance.html2009-09-11T01:00:00 <h3>DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE</h3> <p>WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States leading to the tragic death of thousands of innocent United States citizens and other citizens from more than 90 different countrihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/wyoming-payroll-week-2009.html2009-09-07T01:00:00 <h3>WYOMING PAYROLL WEEK 2009</h3> <p> WHEREAS, the American Payroll Association and its 23,000 members have launched a nationwide public awareness campaign that pays tribute to the more than 156 million people who work in the United States anhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/forgetmenot-month.html2009-09-05T01:00:00 <h3>FORGET-ME-NOT MONTH </h3> <p>WHEREAS, the Disabled American Veterans offers free service to disabled Veterans and their families in filing claims for government benefits as well as the resolution of problems regarding employment, healthcarhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/college-colors-day-in-wyoming1.html2009-09-04T01:00:00 <h3>COLLEGE COLORS DAY IN WYOMING</h3> <p>WHEREAS, College Colors Day, which coincides with both “back to school” and the kick-off of intercollegiate athletics, including football, on college and university campuses across the country, seeks thttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/childhood-cancer-awareness-month2.html2009-09-01T01:00:00 <h3>CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p> WHEREAS, the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection report cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. This tragic disease is detectedhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/archaeology-awareness-month.html2009-09-01T01:00:00 <h3>WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p> WHEREAS, Archaeology is the scientific study of human behavior by investigating the material evidence of features and artifact assemblages left behind at sites that survive on the landscape; andhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/alcohol-and-drug-addiction-recovery-month-living-the-dream-of-recovery.html2009-09-01T01:00:00 <h3>ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH: LIVING THE DREAM OF RECOVERY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, substance abuse affects thousands of Wyoming families each year, touching every community and people of all ages; and</p> <p>WHEREAS, treatment andhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/life-insurance-awareness-month2.html2009-09-01T01:00:00 <h3>LIFE INSURANCE AWARENESS MONTH</h3> <p>WHEREAS, Americans recognize that life insurance helps safeguard their families’ financial security, and nearly 80 percent of U.S. households have some form of life insurance coverage; and</p> <p>Whttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/george-boone-mcmurtrey-day.html2009-08-31T01:00:00 <h3>GEORGE BOONE McMURTREY DAY</h3> <p>WHEREAS, in 1978, an enthusiastic physician and surgeon named George Boone McMurtrey crossed our border from Nebraska, his birth state, with a dream to provide quality healthcare while making a real diffehttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/jonathan-daniels-remebrance-day.html2009-08-23T00:00:00 <h3>JONATHAN DANIELS REMEMBRANCE DAY</h3> <p> WHEREAS, Jonathan M. Daniels, a seminarian, was a tireless advocate for peace and justice, freedom and equality for all people; and <br /><br /> WHEREAS, Jonathan Daniels was killed in August of 19